Two years after Mr. Wang Guowei of Haining County sank in Kunming Lake of the Summer Palace, his colleagues in Tsinghua Institute of Chinese Studies miss him very much. His disciples have been influenced by Mr. Wang Guowei for several years, and they especially want to do one thing to commemorate Mr. Wang forever. Everyone agrees that it is appropriate to carve words on beautiful stones to show them to future generations.
So, everyone recommended Chen Yinque to write an inscription article, but Yin Ke refused several times and couldn't stop. Therefore, he respectfully inherited Mr. Chen's legacy and told the world and future generations about it. It goes like this: a gentleman studies to get rid of the shackles of the secular (my humble opinion). Only in this way can the truth be carried forward and spread. If you can't get rid of it, you might as well die.
Throughout the ages, people with lofty ideals have died for it, which those vulgar and obscure people dare to look up to. Mr. Wang Guowei used his death to show his will for independence and freedom. His death was not for a person's grievances, nor for the rise and fall of a surname!
This stone is erected next to the lecture hall to express our grief for Mr. Wang, to show that we will never forget him, and to record this philosopher's valuable integrity and show the infinite road of heaven and earth. We don't know how future generations view Mr. Wang's works. Maybe at some point, people don't pay attention to them. Maybe at some point, people will think there is something wrong with his theory.
However, (we know:) only his independent spirit and free thought can shine forever as one day for thousands of years, such as the length of heaven and earth.
From Modern Chen Monument to Tsinghua University Wangguantang.
original text
Two years after Mr. Wang Jing 'an in Haining sank, Xian Huaisi, a colleague of Tsinghua Research Institute, couldn't help it. His disciples have been trained by teachers for many years, especially those who always think about it. Well, it is appropriate to remember the truth, so as to show that there is nothing. I can't get it out because of the words carved on the stone. I would like to tell your future generations my ambition.
Its words say: when a scholar studies, he will get rid of the shackles of universal truth and carry forward the truth. There is no free thought, not death. I dare not underestimate the essence of martyrdom in the ancient and modern sacred areas. Mr. Wang's will to see his independence and freedom by death has nothing to do with a person's grievances or the rise and fall of a surname.
Oh! The tree is a stone in the house, but it is sad and not forgotten. It shows the miracle of philosophers and tells the truth of the massacre. Those who don't know the afterlife, Mr. Wang's works are sometimes obscure. Mr. Wang's theory may sometimes be negotiable. Only the spirit of independence and free thought have been worshipped for thousands of years, lasting forever, and * * * shines in Yong Guang.
Brief introduction of the author
Chen Yinque (1890 July 3 ~19691kloc-0/October 7) was born in xiushui county, Jiangxi. China, a rare figure in modern times, is a historian, a classical literature researcher, a linguist and a poet. Together with Ye and Pan Guangdan, he is also known as the four great philosophers in the history of Tsinghua University in the past century.
Together with Lv Simian, Chen Yuan and Qian Mu, they are called "the top four historians". He has taught in Tsinghua University, Southwest United University, Hong Kong University, Guangxi University, yenching university and Sun Yat-sen University.
Chen, the father of Chen Yinque, was one of the "Four Childes" in the late Qing Dynasty and a famous poet. Grandfather Chen Baozhen was the governor of Hunan. The wife is the granddaughter of Tang, the governor of Taiwan Province Province. Because of his fame and profound knowledge, he was called "the son of a son, the professor of a professor" when he was teaching in Tsinghua.